Bill Commons

CA SB 1194

vetoed

Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1194 pass?

No. CA SB 1194 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

What is CA SB 1194 about?

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide certain immigration-related legal services to persons residing in, or formerly residing in, the state. Under existing law, those grants are aimed at obtaining certain immigration remedies and benefits, assisting with the naturalization process and an appeal arising from the process, or providing legal training and technical assistance. This bill would establish the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project within the department for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality immigration legal services by supporting legal fellowships for qualified individuals who provide immigration legal services under the grant programs described above. The bill would require the department to award grants or enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to operate legal fellowships that include specified components, including, among other things, the recruitment, placement, coordination, and hosting of legal fellows. The bill would authorize the department to establish eligibility criteria, application requirements, and funding priorities for the program. The bill would require the department to include specified information relating to the use of funds appropriated for the purposes of the project in reports and updates provided to the Legislature regarding other immigration-related programs. The bill would provide that the implementation of these provisions is contingent on an appropriation for these purposes.

Who sponsors CA SB 1194?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1194, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide certain immigration-related legal services to persons residing in, or formerly residing in, the state. Under existing law, those grants are aimed at obtaining certain immigration remedies and benefits, assisting with the naturalization process and an appeal arising from the process, or providing legal training and technical assistance. This bill would establish the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project within the department for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality immigration legal services by supporting legal fellowships for qualified individuals who provide immigration legal services under the grant programs described above. The bill would require the department to award grants or enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to operate legal fellowships that include specified components, including, among other things, the recruitment, placement, coordination, and hosting of legal fellows. The bill would authorize the department to establish eligibility criteria, application requirements, and funding priorities for the program. The bill would require the department to include specified information relating to the use of funds appropriated for the purposes of the project in reports and updates provided to the Legislature regarding other immigration-related programs. The bill would provide that the implementation of these provisions is contingent on an appropriation for these purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-09-27 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • Leeprincipal coauthor
  • Celeste Rodriguezprincipal coauthor
  • Durazocoauthor
  • Elhawarycoauthor
  • Kalracoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-27

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  5. 2026-08-19

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  6. 2026-08-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 6266.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  8. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).

  9. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  11. 2026-06-23

    Coauthors revised.

  12. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  14. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.

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  15. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4355.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4268.) (May 14).

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  18. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  20. 2026-05-04

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. 2026-04-24

    Set for hearing May 4.

  22. 2026-04-21

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3955.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-04-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

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  24. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.

  25. 2026-04-09

    Set for hearing April 14.

  26. 2026-04-08

    Withdrawn from committee.

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  27. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.

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  28. 2026-04-08

    Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.

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  29. 2026-03-24

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  30. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  31. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  32. 2026-02-19

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services]

    2026-04-14 · pass · 11-1

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Valladares: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-20 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Becker: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Niello: no
    • Pérez: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Dahle: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Seyarto: no

  • 3rd Reading SB1194 Caballero et al.

    2026-05-19 · pass · 30-9

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Grove: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Jones: no
    • Choi: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Niello: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Tangipa: no

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Sanchez: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Macedo: no

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